Project Week Reflection + Thesis Statement Intro

DUE DATES- ON TIME- HUMANITIES​​​​​​​

1. Action Project Test Week Notes and Goals. DUE: Monday 1/22, Start of Class. 
2. Action Project Test Week Reflection. DUE: Monday, 1/22, 10:20 AM or 12:45 PM, depending on pod. 

DUE DATES- LATE (-10%)​

1. Annotated Bibliography FINAL. LAST DAY TO TURN IN- Tuesday, 1/23, Start of Class. ​

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Write your reflection (30 min)
See the assignment on Google Classroom- you will be turning this in, so please proofread!  But don’t turn it in yet!  You will add to it after your discussion today.

Discussion Structure

1. Get into your assigned discussion groups (see the board)
2. Student highlighted in green is the facilitator
   1. Facilitate the conversation using the following agenda
   2. Keep to the time limits!
   3. Keep hooligans from hooliganning 

Discussion Questions (20 min)

1. First, go around and share the following one at a time (4-6 min):
   1. Your project idea
   2. What you got accomplished this week
   3. Where you need to go next, in our next project week
2. Discuss what was hardest about this week- where are you each running into difficulties?  What similarities and differences are there in what you are finding difficult? (2-3 min)
3. Discuss what you learned in the past week about pulling off an ambitious project. (2-3 min)
4. Discuss any overlapping ideas and ways to help each other (resources, community connections, mentors, other ideas) (2-3 min)
5. Discuss the big takeaways from this week- what trends do you notice?  What’s hard, what’s easy?  What advice would you give next year’s students going into this week? (5 min)
6. At the bottom of your reflection, add 3-5 sentences about your group’s big takeaways from this week, and anything else you learned or got from this discussion. (5 min)

TAKE A QUICK BREAK, come back ready to dive into thesis development!

Starter 10: Elements of Senior Thesis (10-15 min)
Read this document carefully.  Jot any questions or clarification you need in the margins.  Then we will review as a class and I will answer your questions. 

1. What do you notice about how the thesis is organized?
2. As you read over this, which section are you most confident in your ability to outline and write?  Which section are you least confident about, and why?
3. What questions do you have about this organizational structure?

Review Calendar/Deadlines (2-3 min)

1. Thesis outline due NEXT WEDNESDAY at midnight to Lori or Grayson and your Senior Project Advisor
2. The next 1.5 weeks will be spent picking apart example outlines, and developing your own outline
3. Now is the time that getting behind starts to really snowball.  Stay with us, and you’ll be fine. 

Thesis Statements

1. Group Discussion (8-10 min)
   1. What is your usual process for developing a thesis statement?  As a group, write down the steps involved in coming up with a strong thesis statement.
   2. Look at examples- What do you notice about these?  Have one person write it down.  
   3. What makes a GOOD thesis statement?  What makes a BAD thesis statement?
2. Debrief, get ideas on the board for quality criteria.
3. Direct attention to Thesis Statement Drafts. Compare their lists to the list of criteria here. Write a draft thesis statement individually. 
4. Take 10 minutes right now to write your draft thesis statement on the Thesis Statement document on Google Classroom.
   1. Now share it with your group, get their feedback, incorporate at least ONE SUGGESTION for revision into your thesis statement.
   2. We will ADD to this document tomorrow!